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<         def exists(path):
<             try:
<                 self._get_sftp().stat(path)
<             except IOError, e:
<                 if e.errno == errno.ENOENT:
<                     return False
<                 raise
<             else:
<                 return True
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<             if not exists(abspath):
<                 self._get_sftp().mkdir(abspath, local_mode)
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>             self._get_sftp().mkdir(abspath, local_mode)